hour in 2016, when Carlson was first given a daily program. I wish her only great things and I think her audience is going to find that yet again.A Fox News representative had previously stated the program changes were under discussion since the early fall and are not a response to the recent ratings trends.įox News did have opinion programming in the 7 p.m. “Megyn is a competitor and she has enormous talent,” he said.
Her first month hosting the third hour of “Today” has been rocky, but Hemmer offered nothing bur praise. Kelly, who bolted Fox News earlier this year, now hosts an NBC talk show that airs at 9 a.m. In the past he’s co-hosted with Martha MacCallum and someone else in the news recently - Megyn Kelly. Hemmer - a network stalwart - has been with the show since it launched 10 years ago. “I don’t know where in the end I come down on it.” “I thought the Wall Street Journal angle was interesting,” said Hemmer, who hedged on whether he was on board with the #FireMueller movement. Is President Trump watching? /3okwN4wBiKĪlso Read: British Media Regulator Finds Fox News in Breach of Impartiality Rules Mueller’s face and a huge “CREDIBILITY IN QUESTION” banner. Other quadrants of the Rupert Murdoch empire have downplayed the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, including the Wall Street Journal editorial page, which called on Mueller to resign last month.Īnd “Outnumbered” recently ran a segment questioning Mueller’s credibility. “If you’re not asking the right questions and you’re not challenging your guests on all fronts, will know that and you’ll lose their faith and their trust.”īoth, for example, said the Trump-Russia investigation was an extremely important story.
“It doesn’t matter what we think,” she said. Smith echoed Hemmer’s insistence that the pair remain strictly impartial. Strong numbers overall suggest the program has a bright future.Īlso Read: Fox News' Bill Hemmer Signs New Multi-Year Deal The pair have found an easy chemistry on set that has boosted ratings in the first four weeks of their joint tenure, with a 5 percent increase in total viewers and nearly 10 percent among the advertiser-critical 25-54 demographic. Hemmer’s news-first instincts serve as something of a chaser for viewers after three hours of the network’s breathless commentary on “Fox & Friends.” For the last month, Hemmer has been joined Sandra Smith, who also serves as a co-host for the more opinion-fueled program “Outnumbered.” in the morning, East Coast time, we will stay in our lane and that is news,” he said.Īlso Read: Fox News Pulls Donald Trump Impeachment Ad After Audience Outrage Hemmer - one of the network’s most buttoned-up newsmen - said he was committed to making sure his opinion never seeped onto the network during his two hours from 9 to 11 a.m. “You can engage in this debate with them or you have a remote control,” he added.Īlso Read: Fox News Anchor Bill Hemmer Says Feds More Tight-Lipped on Orlando Than Other Mass Shootingsįor the unfailingly polite Hemmer, the comments amounted to something of a rebuke of his colleague Chris Wallace, the veteran Fox News anchor who told the Associated Press last month that he disagreed with media-bashing by Fox News opinion hosts. They know what they’re talking about,” the host of “America’s Newsroom” morning show told TheWrap of his more opinion-driven primetime colleagues like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson. Bill Hemmer is not an opinion guy - but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a fan of Fox News’ famous fire-breathers.
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